Archive for January, 2012

In a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, Ensuring Income Throughout Retirement Requires Difficult Choices, financial experts recommend buying an immediate annuity to supplement your retirement income. While Social Security continues to be the primary source of fixed income in retirement, it fails to meet all of the financial needs of retirees. Other contributing factors in the growing importance of income annuities include:

Retirees are being forced to assume more responsibility for managing their savings to ensure that they have sufficient income throughout retirement

An income annuity is a wonderful alternative to self-managing savings, offering a steady source of income that retirees will not outlive. Other benefits of income annuities include:

Help protect retirees against the risk of underperforming investments

Help protect retirees against the risk of outliving their savings (longevity risk)

Help relieve retirees of the task of managing their investments at older ages when their capacity to do so may be diminished, and

Provide a base of guaranteed income that may serve as a dependable “cushion” for retirees

Still, income annuities are not for everyone. Consult a financial adviser to find out if an immediate annuity makes sense for you.

If you have any questions about what you have just read, or if you would like to know more about annuities and retirement planning, consult the financial advisors at Safe Retirement Solutions by calling 877-268-4086 or visit our website today!

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